Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Copy of a Return to the London County Council.
| Premises. | No. in Borough on 31st December 1929. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowsheds (No. of Premises) | 4 | 29 | – |
| Slaughterhouses | 8* | 38 | — |
| Offensive Trades | 6 premises | 7 | — |
| 7 businesses | |||
| Milkshops | 116 | 273 | _ |
| Ice Cream Premises | 89 | 453 | _ |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 716 | 1,555 | – |
* Includes 1 Slaughterer of Poultry.
| (1) No. of observations | 28 | (4) | No. of Statutory Notices served 4 |
| (2) No. of intimations served | 16 | (5) | No. of legal proceedings .. Nil. |
| (3) No. of complaints received (from L.C.C.) | 16 | (6) | No. of convictions — |
| (7) | Amount of penalty and costs imposed in each case — |
| No. of adults cleansed | 65 | No. of premises cleansed | 2,240 | |
| No. of children cleansed | 327 | |||
| No. of cleansings | 420 | (b) For vermin | 81 |
| No. of premises supplied | 17 | No. of prosecutions | Nil |
| Male. | Female. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Sanitary Inspectors (whole-time) | 12* | 1 | ||
| ,, ,, ,, (part-time) | Nil. | Nil. | ||
| M.C.W. T.B. | ||||
| No. of Health Visitors (whole-time) | 9† | 3 | And 1 Sister in charge of Light Centre. | |
| ,, ,, (part-time) | Nil. | |||
* Includes 2 Meat and Food Inspectors.
† Exclusive of Voluntary Association Health Visitors, numbering 9.